You are an investigative reporter. Here is your job as that reporter: you are to compose 20 questions and ask the scholars at school to answer these questions regarding distance learning and the academics (academics refer to lessons, work assigned by your teachers). The questions must be challenging. Challenging means that these questions must be powerful and creative. Your questions should relate to whether the scholars show improvement academically with distance learning or do they believe that face-to-face-classroom learning is better for them academically.

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.